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I haven't tried too many strictly brown inks, so I was very excited to get my sample of Noodler's Walnut. I really like it! It's a dark brown, but still has visible (and great looking) shading. A great companion to have next to Noodler's Golden Brown (another one of my favorites).

 

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Still trying to make a few new dip nibs work for me (they're winning the battle).

 

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Great review as always!

 

As a lover of brown inks, walnut is my go to. Typically, I decant about 4 ml into a vial and add 4 drops of water from a plastic pipette. This has helped greatly with the dry time (at least from a .6mm stub and finer) and feathering.

 

And you're right, the shading is fantastic. Subtle, but it provides a great flair.

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I just recently received a sample from Goulet Pens of the Noodler's Walnut. I loved it's depth of colour. It's

a great brown ink.

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A very nice review of one of my favorite brown inks. You did an excellent job showing the varying tones possible with this ink, and its shading.

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Nice review!

 

Walnut is my favorite brown ink. Walnut and Noodler's Schreibtinte Braun and Noodler's Standard Brown, and they are all very, very similar.

 

I haven't notice shading, but I use F and EF nibs, so -- (checks notebook) so it's very subtle.

 

(Yeah, I looked closely, and there's some subtle shading. Nice!)

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Ooohhh...very nice color! Thanks for the review~

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Noodler's Walnut has been a standard brown for me. I always have a pen with it ready to go. Lately the new #41 has been getting some usage but it doesn't come close to the walnut :)

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Thanks for an excellent review of one of my stable of inks. I purchased a bottle of Walnut a short time ago and ran a fill of it through my wet-writing P51. With that pen, I find a bit of bleed through in my Moleskine (don't shoot me, please) and so I refilled that pen with Standard Brown and am having no difficulty with bleeding.

 

I love this color and will fill another pen (finer nib) for use in my Moleskine. It's a bit darker than the Standard Brown and there is shading, but it's subtle as you note.

 

Another alternative I'd offer is Kiowa Pecan. I think it's slightly warmer than the Walnut and not quite so dark.

 

I have fallen in love with brown inks. I did not expect that. However, I've all but abandoned #41 Brown because I can't find a pen in my stable that will reliably start with that ink, although I absolutely adore the shading available from #41.

 

Anyway, thanks again. I love your reviews. Your penmanship is also easy on the eyes. I'd like to see you describe your dip pens sometime (like I need another fetish). :)

 

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Nice review. Thanks! I may have to add it to my list of future inks to try (I'm just getting started).

 

FYI, I suspect Nathan may have been thinking of the wood that we get from the Black Walnut tree, rather than the nuts, when he named this ink. It's a fantastic, rich, dark brown. I could be wrong, because I think a brown dye can be made from either the nuts or the "fruit" that surrounds them. At any rate it's nice color, and a nice review.

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Thanks for the comments everyone!

 

Thanks for an excellent review of one of my stable of inks. I purchased a bottle of Walnut a short time ago and ran a fill of it through my wet-writing P51. With that pen, I find a bit of bleed through in my Moleskine (don't shoot me, please) and so I refilled that pen with Standard Brown and am having no difficulty with bleeding.

 

I love this color and will fill another pen (finer nib) for use in my Moleskine. It's a bit darker than the Standard Brown and there is shading, but it's subtle as you note.

 

Another alternative I'd offer is Kiowa Pecan. I think it's slightly warmer than the Walnut and not quite so dark.

 

I have fallen in love with brown inks. I did not expect that. However, I've all but abandoned #41 Brown because I can't find a pen in my stable that will reliably start with that ink, although I absolutely adore the shading available from #41.

 

Anyway, thanks again. I love your reviews. Your penmanship is also easy on the eyes. I'd like to see you describe your dip pens sometime (like I need another fetish). :)

 

-=d

 

Thanks for the compliment! A comparison of the six nibs I have is something I've been definitely thinking about, though I'd like to get a few more just to make it more interesting. :thumbup:

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